The book An Illustrated Natural History of British Moths was written by author Edward Newman Here you can read free online of An Illustrated Natural History of British Moths book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is An Illustrated Natural History of British Moths a good or bad book?
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though I suppose it is certain that Eupithecia vulgata feeds on flowers of ragwort, &c. , as well as hawthorn. " Rcr. J. Iff U ins. The MOTII appears on the wing in July, and urs rather frequently in different parts of ngland. Mr. Eire-hall has also taken it at Powerscourt and Howth, in ^Ireland. (The ieutific name is Cidaria pyraliata. } 365. The Spinach (Cidaria dotntc}. 365. THE SPIXACII. The palpi are long and porrected, and the antennre are simple in both sexes ; the fore wings are ample, ...scarcely pointed at the tip, and not at all falcate ; their colour is ochreous yellow, with darker trans- verse lines, all of which are sharply angled, the angles pointing towards the . Hind margin : the first and second of these lines are faint, slender, and near the base ; the third is before the middle of the wing, and is very distinct ; the fourth and fifth are slender and indistinct ; the sixth is beyond the middle of the wing, and is very distinct, its interior margin is gradually shaded off into the paler ground colour ; its exterior margin is sharply defined and accompanied by a paler line, which makes it still more conspicuous; there is a faint oblique streak at the tip of the wing, dividing the costal and hind margins, the former of which is the paler ; the fringe is pale with eight brown spots : the hind wings are very pale, slightly yellower towards the hind margin ; their fringe is pale, with four or five brown spots ; the head, thorax, and body are pale yellow.
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